I ' Aerial Radar I o I ' o I Apparently hovered --- - . -- ---.. Radar operatOr' 'iii B-::~cr uicited up unidentified Yiaual aightinp. vas made although undcrcaat (CoanentJ Veri probably interference or II ... 111 PAIT I .allfDJaiiUr It-FORMA nON REPORT 107th Ba.ba \TizlS (?~) Per1cmnel aboard a B-19 airoratt onr +.he Cult ot t.texioo noted in tl'l.e radar eooope three objects orbitinc the airoratt troa all 1uadNDtl with 1peecl e1timated 1..p to s.ooo Jlllftl per hour, 1lO Yht1Al lir:hti!'lgl were racle APPROVED LO!tAH D. !RIGGS ~. I. Lt Col USAF AC/s; Operations 121 ,... DCCUMINT CIOtiTAINS INfORMATION AfncTING TH NATIONAl. DUtNK M THE UNITIO STATD WITHIN THEliUM lNG OfTH Df'IONAG N:r. !0 U. S C.- II MD & AS AIIIENDID. m TIWISIIISStON OR THl MYUATION Of ITS CONTEHTS IN ANY IIAHMU TO AN UNAUTHOIUZD PERSON IS ,ROHIBITm BY LAW. IT MAY NOT K IIIPRCIOUCID IN WHOU Oil IN PART. IY OTHP THAN UNITED STATD AlA POACI AGINCIU. IJCCD'I IY PJtii1SSION M TH DIRCTOR OF UNCLASSIFIED. .. IIIII I .... MCIIIIIWf ....... tea IIII'OIIffD. IGftll l_..l"ddllldd Wi-s (11) 1. Obaea vatiou nowcl troa B-29 atroratt 172S, at 2' tlJlac a ooVH ot 280, ttTJ 2321 ESr, 12 JamaV7 1910, weather oloar abon an under- oan, thaw objeota WN noted on the radar aoope oi'bitiDc B-29 1'72S trom all quad ftlda. Objeota nN DDtioecl by Rada~ Operator, Airoratt Cot:t:ander, lta'l"ip.tor &Dd. Jlaclter. 1'M objeot na tirat a1e;hte4 OD a beaa1.Jll ot' 330 tranlinc South. The objeot tranllecl aoroaa tha aoope in approximAtely 1& to 20 aeoonda on the 100 mile ranp a.tt1Dc In a t'flft lliDUtea t:h.ia objeot waa jo1De4 by two othera, whioh cllaappeared in a t mimatea. At ahol't i"&J'JPI the objeot waa large alld well det'ine4 Oil the radar aoope. The objeot would co orr tor about 100 miles, t\11"11 and oome in &a tt tor an attaok, pa11 throup the oenter or the soope (wheN it was loat), alld .-rce Oil tlw other ai4e. The objeot reined in the radar aoope t'or approd1'!1ltely 10 llimttea, tolltnc the airoratt all the ti. The radar operator switched rangea ud piob4 up the objeot Oil the 20 and 60 mile aetting. lfo aurtaoe n11elcJ were noted Oil the aoope duriDC the iDOiCS.Dt. Twioe the objeot ou. to within 20 miles ot' the airoratt and theil apparently M.4 the ability to hOYer, tor the mDfti!Wilt on the radar aoop1 would oeue tor 6 to 16 aeoonda. The altitude or airoratt B-29 1723 waa 10,000' preuure, nytnc atr&i&}lt and level at aU timea or obae1 vation. id'ter aitea1.Dg ooune tlW object no lonpr appeared, but the radar waa jUiaed tor a~proxi -.tely 10 minute aDd retuzned to nonnal at'ter oro11i~ ov-er the ooaatline ot' Texa.s. 'NO VISUU. SIGR'rUilS 11ERE !JADE BY THE CR.m 2. 'l'hl IJ)H4 or B-29 airorart 1723 at the time ot dghtin~ h not known a. ..... nitohed to the 20, 60 and 100 llile ranc , Pint appeareDOe waa pioke4 up with a bearint; or 330, mo'rinc aoroas tlw 100 11111 ~ ot the aoope iD a tter or aewoma, disappear and reat'poar at 010, ancl 120 beari~ at ftrioua times. Eatited apeod or the object betWIID a,aoo aDd 3,000 ml per bov. a. Wther ooDditioa 4ul'iac aif:htlqaa a. 2121 1ft Cln-r &bon, 3/10 to /10 aoattere4 olouda belaw at e,ooo te.t. Outaicle air t..,.r&ture plua ll c. I I LORAN D. BRIGGS ; -~"'Lt Col., USAF AC/1, Operatioan DEnASSJFIEO AFTER l~VAT.f~ DOD DIB 1200.10 ARS . I ElL TH. DCICUIIEitf CONTAINS INP'ORMATIOH AffECTiNG THE NATIONAL ODEW M THf; UNITED STATtS WITHIN ntlllfANING M THE DPIONAG K:r. !10 U. 5. C.- It MD 8. AS AIIPDED. m TltANSMISSION Oft THI REVUATION M ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHOftiZ0 PERSON IS PROHIBifEO BY LAW. If MAY NOr RIPMIDUCID IN WH0U Oil ... PART, IY OTHER THAN UNITED SfATES AIR fOACE AGOCtES, EXCEPT 1Y PRJUSSION Of TH DIRECTOR CIF II I taiiCIO. IJit. (CIASSIFICATIOIU UNCLASSiFIED